About Purple Moon Jazz Trio – professional jazz band for hire in London
Purple Moon Jazz Trio are a professional jazz trio based in London, who are in demand to entertain at weddings, corporate functions and parties throughout the UK and Europe.
We're regularly booked to perform for weddings and events at Lincoln's Inn Fields and Asylum Chapel in London.
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Ben is an active Jazz pianist and session musician. Ben started musical life as a chorister at Exeter Cathedral (2001-2005).
More recently, Ben graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama with an MA in Jazz Piano in 2015 (Merit). Whilst at college Ben studied harmony and composition under respected Jazz artists such as Huw Warren, Iain Ballamy, Nick Weldon, Dave Cliff and Steve Waterman.
This has also included performance masterclasses with artists such as Gilad Hekselman Jacqui Dankworth, Empirical, Tim Garland, Stan Sulzmann, Polar Bear, Kit Downes and John Turville. Prior to college, Ben was a member of Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra (2005-2010) and played at Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland in July 2010.
During his time with DYJO Ben was able to attend workshops with artists such as Mark Lockheart, Mark Nightingale, Dave O’Higgins, Bruce Adams, Clark Tracey, John Etheridge and Greg Abate. Ben was also invited to attend regional masterclasses with the National Youth Jazz Collective (NYJC), whose tutors included Mark Donlon and Liam Noble.
In 2010 Ben attended the Tim Richards Jazz Piano summer school in London and studied with Nikki Yeoh and Terry Seabrook. Ben has also studied with Craig Milverton (Voted Jazz Pianist of the Year 2010 at the British Jazz Awards). Ben was awarded bursaries to attend the Jazz course with Keith Tippett at Dartington International Summer School from 2005 - 2008.
Here are just some of the locations where we have been booked by clients on FixTheMusic for weddings and events...
So if you're looking to hire the finest jazz trio London has to offer for your wedding or event, get in touch with Purple Moon Jazz Trio.
"Fantastic performance. Very pleased with Purple Moon Jazz Trio. Made our celebration very memorable."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"Purple Moon played at our drinks reception following our wedding ceremony and were fantastic! They really set the mood for the evening and were super talented and professional. Couldn't have asked for a better jazz trio :)"
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"Purple Moon Jazz Trio were great, friendly but professional. Their music was perfect for our wedding and I would have no hesitation in recommending them for any occasion where smooth jazz, mixed with a few standards, was the order of the day. Many thanks to them both for helping to make our day special."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic
